Reading Barcodes

[brettgodfrey]

Not sure where to post this query but I'll start here.

I have a web application that is a 'point of sale' system fro a local retailer. All works fine even integration with their on-line trade counter.

I want to add a barcode scanner to the system.
I know I can generate barcodes but how do I get them into an HTML form?

Look forward to your responses

[jestep]

How are you generating barcodes and how does the system that you are using work? Im just a little confused by what you mean by transferring them to HTML.

Do you mean, transferiing them into an HTML form.

Or transferring them into HTML form.

[brettgodfrey]

Hi Jestep
To clarify...

Currently I have an HTML form where the retail client makes a selection of the product he is selling from a drop down list.

I want to change the form to have a 'barcode field' which is populated by the a barcode reader to make the selection rather than the keyboard/mouse.

I hope this is clearer

[brian.mark]

The barcode readers I have used in the past typically just pass the text in through serial port / USB port. This means that the driver essentially passes the keystrokes into whatever field you're currently in. That's why barcoding is so simple to implement into most systems, because it's just passing keystrokes.

If you have a reader that isn't doing that, then you'd need to ask the manufacturer of the device for support.

There isn't anything you can do in HTML to allow a new device to work with your form. That's sort of like asking "How do I make a mouse work on my page". It just does.

[brettgodfrey]

Thanks Brian

That's what I wanted to know